by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Apr 17, 2013 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s book “Colonialism, Han and the Transformative Spirit.” We live in a global economy where we affect people in poor lands as directly as we affect the poor within our own country,...
by Robert Parham | Apr 17, 2013 | Opinion
Prayer was the first call to action by the American faith community after news broke of the bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. “In moments like this, we do not know what to say or how to say it, but will you join me in the prayer of the...
by Aaron Weaver | Apr 16, 2013 | Opinion
April 22, 2013, will mark the 44th annual celebration of Earth Day. The first Earth Day in 1970 put environmental issues front and center in U.S. society in a very visible way. With more than 20 million Americans participating in this awareness effort, Earth Day...
by Naomi King Walker | Apr 16, 2013 | Opinion
What is the purpose of a choir during a worship service? Are church musicians even necessary for worship? Do they function primarily as leaders or as performers – or both? Music has always been an integral part of worship. There are more than 200 references to singing...
by Colin Harris | Apr 16, 2013 | Opinion
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” one of the classic documents from what many interpreters see as a significant turning point in the public consciousness toward the systemic injustice that...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 15, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Over the years I’ve made note of certain word combinations to avoid. Among them are “experimental aircraft” and “local rapper.” One hurts the ear; the other can hurt a lot more than that. Two other words that should never...
